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Chable, Dr Véronique; Le Lagadec, François. |
The availability of organic seeds is a great problem for organic farmers. The private sector of plant breeding meets difficulties to answer to the organic farming (OF) demand, characterized by small quantities and a great diversity of criteria and by breeding methods which respect the natural species characteristics (see IFOAM Draft Standard on organic seeds and plant breeding). So, the organic sector is organizing breeding and seed production by itself In France, since 2001, a Brittany regional organic umbrella (IBB, Inter Bio Bretagne), and some researchers from the national institute for agronomical research (INRA) have initiated a breeding program for organic production and a participatory plant breeding (PPB) program for organic cabbages and... |
Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Breeding; Genetics and propagation. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/6634/1/IFOAM%2DCHABLE%2D2005.pdf |
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